The Old Farmer's Almanac

About

The Old Farmer's Almanac or simply The Farmer's Almanac is an annual reference book that is published on the first Tuesday in the September that precedes the year for which the book represents. It provides information related to farming in particular including weather forecasts, tide tables, planting charts, astronomical data, recipes, and articles on various topics. The Farmer's Almanac also features anecdotes and contains a section that predicts trends in fashion, food, home décor, technology, and living for the coming year. Having been in publication nonstop since 1792, the Farmer's Almanac is the oldest continuously published periodical in North America.

History

The Old Farmer's Almanac was first published 1792 under the name of simply "The Farmer's Almanac" and found relatively immediate success in the years that followed, despite stiff competition at the time. By its second year, distribution had already tripled to 9,000. As time progressed, the editor Robert B. Thomas started drilling holes in the Almanacs to allow for consumers to hang the books from nails or a string.

In 1832, the Almanac had already outlived its competitors, and due to that, Thomas decided to add the word "Old" to the title. He later dropped the title and returned to "The Farmer's Almanac". After his death, however, John Henry Jenks was appointed editor and in 1948 permanently revised the name to "The Old Farmer's Almanac".

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